City of Evansville Historic Preservation Commission

City of Evansville Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting Wednesday, October 19, 2016, 6:30 p.m. City Hall (Third Floor), 31 South Madison Street

MINUTES

1. Call to Order, Chair Steve Culbertson at 6:30 pm

2. Roll Call:

Members Present Absent Others Present Chair Steve Culbertson P Community Development Dir. Jason Sergeant Vice-chair Dan Stephans P Applicant, Michael Sinshack Secretary Betsy Ahner A Ald. Gene Lewis P Matt Koser A Cheryl Doerfer P Steve Christens A

3. Motion to approve the agenda: Motion by Stephans, Seconded by Culbertson, Approved Unanimously

4. Motion by Stephans to waive the reading of the minutes from the September 21, 2016 meeting and approve them as printed, seconded by Lewis, Approved unanimously.

5. Civility Reminder. Culbertson noted the City’s commitment to civil discourse.

6. Citizen appearances other than agenda items listed. None.

7. Applications a. 125 West Garfield Street, new windows – (Application 2016-38) Sergeant explained the proposal to be replacing the windows in the home with vinyl windows. He understood the application to be replacing non-original windows. Motion by Ahner, seconded by Culbertson to approve the application. Approved unanimously.

b. 18 West Main Street, new sign – (Application 2016-40) Sergeant explained this is approval of a sign permit to allow the installation of wall sign and two awnings as well as a A-frame sign in front of the building. Motion by Stephans, seconded by Culbertson to approve the application. Approved unanimously.

c. 116 Grove Street, new windows – (Application 2016-41) Applicant explained intent to replace non-historic c. 1950s windows in rear and side of home with double hung vinyl windows similar to other windows on home. Motion by Lewis, seconded by Stephans to approve the application. Approved unanimously. 8. New Business a. 19 East Main Street – Updates (placeholder). Sergeant informed the commission the owner of the former Night Owl building is continuing to work with the insurance company as they work through an analysis of the building. The insurance company will be bracing the walls of the build next week and removing some elements of the building due to safety concerns. Stephans suggested anything removed should be saved if restoration is possible. Sergeant explained it is unknown if the building can be saved at this time.

9. Old Business a. Lake Leota Park – Jason presented a site plan of the changes to the South Baseball Diamond. He noted a replacing of fencing along the side lines to be 8 feet tall. Also, adding 6 feet tall fencing around the dugouts per the site plan. Other various additions to the walkways and moving of bleachers were explained. Commission members noted the changes looked to be positive and like the idea of fenced dugouts similar to what existed before the renovations to the baseball diamond. Motion by Culbertson, seconded by Lewis to forward recommendation of the site plan to SHPO. Approved unanimously.

10. Report of the Community Development Director. a. Staff Issued certificates of appropriateness. Sergeant noted three COAs have been issued this month.

11. Correspondence, Comments and Concerns. None

12. Motion to Adjourn at 7:35 pm. Motion by Stephans, seconded by Christens. Approved unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,

Jason Sergeant Community Development Director

The minutes of the Evansville Historic Preservation Commission are not official until approved by the Commission.

Next Meeting Dates: Wednesday 10/19/2016, and Wednesday 11/16/2016